Niah National Park

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Niah National Park is a protected area in Sarawak, Malaysia, famous for its extensive limestone cave system and important prehistoric archaeological sites, including ancient human remains and cave paintings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
protected area
contains Niah Caves
surface form: Niah Caves Archaeological Site

Niah Caves
surface form: Niah Great Cave entrance

archaeological excavation areas
country Malaysia
culturalSignificance important site for understanding prehistoric cultures of Borneo
designation national park of Sarawak
governingBody Sarawak Forestry Corporation
hasArchaeologicalFind burial sites
ceramics
prehistoric human skulls
shell middens
stone tools
hasArchaeologicalSignificance early modern human presence in Southeast Asia
hasEcosystemType tropical rainforest
hasFauna bats
primates
swiftlets
tropical birds
hasFeature Great Cave
Niah Caves
Painted Cave
Trader’s Cave
karst landscape
limestone caves
hasFlora dipterocarp forest
hasRockArt cave paintings depicting animals
cave paintings depicting boats
cave paintings depicting human figures
IUCNCategory II
knownFor ancient human remains
bat guano deposits
bird’s nest harvesting
cave paintings
prehistoric archaeological sites
locatedIn Borneo
Sarawak
locatedNear Miri Division
surface form: Miri
managementObjective biodiversity conservation
conservation of caves and archaeological heritage
partOf Kuching Wetlands National Park
surface form: Sarawak protected areas network
tourismActivity birdwatching
cave exploration
jungle trekking
tourismFacility boardwalks
interpretive trails
visitor centre

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Sarawak hasNationalPark Niah National Park